Notes on the storm in King Lear (MADNESS/DISORDER)

Shakespeare uses setting to reflect Lear's inner turmoil and madness/ or disorder

• Not only does the storm reflect Lear's initial hamartia, the turmoil of dividing the country, but it also reflects Lear's state of madness and catharsis  

• shown by language and imagery of a battle between destruction and creation, order and disorder  

• Lear has become a storm of emotions that changes direction with violent ferocity, repetition of exlamatives ("!") heightenes his rage

• "blow, winds...rage."…